ADVANCEMENT OFFICER, ECU FOUNDATION, UNIV. ADVANCEMENT

Job Description: Advancement Officers representing the ECU Foundation support the fundraising needs of ECU's main academic campus, including 7 colleges and numerous cross-university, interdisciplinary programs with specific fundraising needs.
-As part of a 5-officer regionally aligned team, the advancement officer carries a portfolio of alumni and friends with major gift potential and executes significant qualification work on a monthly basis. The to-be-assigned region includes a major metro area to anchor travel and trip planning.
-Using a foundation of 20-30 qualified, assigned major gift prospects in the to-be-assigned region, conduct significant discovery work to build, over a multi-year period, a qualified 150+ household major gift portfolio
-Develop a strategy for each prospect in portfolio; complete 175+ face-to-face visits annually
-Using a data-driven approach with industry-wide best practices, and in collaboration with the Associate Vice Chancellor for development, establish and work toward annual visit, solicitation, dollars raised, and prospect qualification goals; be proactive in modifying goals as the region's capacity is discovered
-Working a minimum of 90 days in advance, plan and execute a travel strategy based on the assigned portfolio supplemented by strategic prospect discovery work
-Maintain a working knowledge of the demographics and donor patterns of the assigned region; serve as a strategic facilitator of regional alumni events; facilitate Chancellor's, Vice Chancellor's, and Deans' travel to the region
The Advancement Officer will be expected to:
-Meet monthly, quarterly and annual activity metrics
-Organize a high volume of data, distilling thousands of alumni records into a workable portfolio of major gift prospects and strategic discovery visits
-Navigate a data-driven environment using Excel and the University's alumni database to secure visits, manage portfolio activity and articulate one's regional strategy
-Demonstrate flexibility as the region is defined and one's portfolio evolves to accommodate new prospects and additional regional responsibilities in subsequent years in the role
-Collaborate with University Advancement and campus-wide colleagues according to prospect management guidelines for interacting with donors
-Take advantage of internal expertise in Advancement Services and Gift Records to ensure proper use of the alumni database and gift processing; attend all required database and compliance training's
-Attend internal team training's around fundraising priorities and take ownership of one's own professional development needs; be conversant in each college/unit's top 3 fundraising priorities and partner with college-based liaisons as needed to create gift proposals and steward donors
-Take ownership of and serve as fundraising coordinator for one university fundraising initiative (e.g. merit aid, need-based aid, alumnae philanthropy, or artistic series); maintain prospect data, inform communications materials and aid in campaign planning related to assigned initiative
-Attend University-sponsored functions and events with a focus on the to-be-assigned assigned region; make use of campus activities and events to create stewardship opportunities for donors
-Overnight and day travel required monthly
Reporting Relationship: The Advancement Officer reports directly to the Associate Vice Chancellor for University Development

Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree
3 years of full-time professional experience working in a metrics-driven environment or meeting qualitative goals; demonstrated appetite for the nature of high-volume discovery work;
excellent oral and written communication skills;
ability to interact positively with a wide range of individuals and position levels;
initiative, innovation, and creativity; self-directed; ability to plan, organize, implement, oversee, and coordinate multiple tasks and meet deadlines; willing to approach roles and tasks with a commitment to the mission and values of East Carolina University.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae/resume, and a list of three references, including contact information, online.